The Evening Courier, 9 February 2021

local · Oberbach · 9 February 2021

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberbach so that the…

A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberbach so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. Hundreds turned out. A man in a good coat told the Courier: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' Tell your neighbours.

Named: Oberbach (location), Salt Gate (street).

The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Oberbach, 9 February 2021, photographed for the Courier as the light went. A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Oberbach so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.

local · Eisenheim

Workers at the weaving shed in Eisenheim stop work…

Workers at the weaving shed in Eisenheim stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. Details inside. Named: Eisenheim, Market Street.

local · Norrbruck

The harvest at Norrbruck is reported good. Grain is 8…

The harvest at Norrbruck is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Norrbruck, Mill Gate.

local · Norrwick

The Norrwick council installs a computer to keep the…

The Norrwick council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Weaver Way. Nobody stayed indoors. Named: Norrwick, Weaver Way.

local · Tarnmund

The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated…

The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Tarnmund, Ostra Row.

local · Reedtal

Piped water reaches Ferry Row, Reedtal. The old pump…

Piped water reaches Ferry Row, Reedtal. The old pump is retained by public request. The quay was black with people. Named: Reedtal, Ferry Row.

local · Grauholt

Grauholt marks the 600th anniversary of its charter…

Grauholt marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Short Gate. You will want to know. Named: Grauholt, Short Gate.

About Town

The Courier's eyes and ears in the cafés.

Martin Vellmann, engineer, is 84 today. Not a day over 84, say friends.

Jurgen Grau, clerk, is 81 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Martin Kessler, factory worker, is 81 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Manfred Lenz, accountant, is 73 today. Friends say you would never guess.

Sabine Brenn, carpenter, is 73 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Sabine Frond, shop assistant, is 72 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Heinz Adler, mechanic, is 72 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Rainer Brenn, mechanic, is 70 today. The cake was seen leaving the baker's at 8.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

8 February 2021. The Universities Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 62 votes to 29. Applies to children between 5 and 14. You will notice, or you will not.

8 February 2021. The Prisons (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 57 votes to 8. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 75 marka or 23 months. It changes The Wasserdorf Prisons Act. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Tarn: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 7602 marka. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Moor v. Wendl: Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: estate divided equally. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Unger: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 7602 marka. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Wendl v. Gerst: Concerning an unpaid debt of 45613 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 608.2 pfen the loaf. Beer 912.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1245.72 marka. A room costs 456.13 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 45,359.50. Bank rate 3.31 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 253,577,250 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

145 births, 102 weddings, 187 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

215 years ago. A cart overturns in Garrison Street, Salzhafen. The driver, a man of Hochstadt, is taken to hospital. Report.

215 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in Warden Street. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2020 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Club	W	L
Grauburg Fortress	20	2
Hollstadt Workers	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	16	6
Altstadt Pfahl Club	15	7
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Ostrabruck Bridge	9	13
Reedside Athletic	8	14
Tarnmund Lake	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	8	14
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Kessel Iron	4	18

The Courier's verdict on the season: wet. Table below.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.